MaleOrigin: Turkish / Old Turkic

Timur: Meaning, Origin and Pronunciation

Timur is a boy’s name of Turkish origin. It means “iron”.

Say it: tee-moor

About the name Timur

Meaning: iron
Origin: Turkish / Old Turkic; Old Turkic temür.
Gender: Male
Pronunciation: tee-moor

Well-known bearer

Timur (Tamerlane, died 1405) founded the Timurid Empire.

How to pronounce Timur

Turkish spelling is phonetic: every letter is pronounced, and each letter always has the same sound. Our respellingtee-moor is an approximation for English speakers. Turkish stresses syllables much more evenly than English, so avoid hitting one syllable hard. Tap the letters below for tips.

Timur

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Turkish r is a light tap of the tongue, like the tt in American “better”; at the end of a word it often sounds breathy.
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Timur with Turkish suffixes

Turkish adds case endings where English uses prepositions. With a personal name the ending is separated by anapostrophe (Timur'a, Timur'un), but it is still pronounced as one word. The apostrophe only marks where the name ends; the suffix itself follows the usual rules.

The last vowel of Timur is u, a back rounded vowel. So two-way suffixes take a and four-way suffixes takeu (vowel harmony):Timur'da, Timur'u.

Because Timur ends in a consonant, vowel-initial endings attach directly (Timur'u, Timur'a) with no buffer letter.

Case forms of Timur
Case	Form	Example
Accusative (object)	Timur'u	Timur'u tanıyor musun? Do you know Timur?
Dative (to)	Timur'a	Timur'a bir mesaj yazdım. I wrote a message to Timur.
Locative (at / with)	Timur'da	Anahtarlar Timur'da. Timur has the keys. (lit. The keys are at Timur.)
Ablative (from)	Timur'dan	Timur'dan bir hediye aldım. I got a present from Timur.
Genitive (’s)	Timur'un	Bu Timur'un çantası. This is Timur’s bag.
Instrumental (with)	Timur'la	Dün Timur'la konuştum. I talked with Timur yesterday.

Forms are generated by TurkLogic’s tested grammar engine. See every case explained in theTurkish noun cases guide, or check the harmony of any word in thevowel harmony calculator.

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Frequently asked questions

What does the name Timur mean?

Timur is a Turkish boy’s name meaning “iron”. Its origin is Turkish / Old Turkic. Old Turkic temür.

How do you pronounce Timur?

Say it roughly as “tee-moor”, keeping every vowel short and clear. Turkish r is a light tap of the tongue, like the tt in American “better”; at the end of a word it often sounds breathy.

How do you add suffixes to Timur in Turkish?

Because Timur is a proper name, case endings go after an apostrophe and follow vowel harmony: Timur'a (to Timur), Timur'un (Timur’s), Timur'da (at Timur’s) and Timur'la (with Timur).